Company description: Enerkem develops biofuels and chemicals from waste. With its proprietary thermochemical technology, Enerkem converts abundantly available municipal solid waste (mixed textiles, plastics, fibers, wood and other non-recyclable waste materials) into chemical-grade syngas, and then methanol, ethanol and other chemical intermediates that form everyday products. By using waste instead of fossil fuels, Enerkem addresses […]
Company description: San Diego-based Sapphire Energy is pioneering an entirely new industry – Green Crude Production – with the potential to profoundly change America’s energy and petrochemical landscape for the better. Sapphire’s products and processes in this category differ significantly from other forms of biofuel because they are made solely from photosynthetic microorganisms (algae), using […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” Following the long bloodbath of World War I trench warfare, the war-weary French spent the interwar years building the Maginot Line, a supposedly-impenetrable defensive structure, to prevent another such tragedy and give them the edge over their historic enemies, the Germans. Unfortunately, France’s massive effort failed to anticipate […]
In Virginia, NASCAR, Lockheed Martin and the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced a multi-year partnership that designates the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit as NASCAR’s newest Official Green Partner. NASCAR is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, ACORE will activate its NASCAR partnership […]
Company description: Headquartered in Woodridge, Ill., Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. is a high-growth specialty chemicals company that creates novel specialty chemicals from natural oils. Using a proprietary technology called olefin metathesis at our world-scale, 180,000 MT biorefinery in Gresik, Indonesia, the company creates high-performance products for use in personal care products, detergents and cleaners, engineered […]
Company description: Yulex Corporation is a technology, marketing and biomaterial product development company. The company applies seed technology, agronomics, breeding, harvesting, bioprocessing, and materials science for the development of plant-based biomaterials from the renewable, industrial crop Guayule. That’s pronounced “Y-U-Lee” for those outside its heartland in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Guayule is a […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.25 percent to 71.59 as chemicals rallied anew. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) lost 6.87 percent to $11.11, while KiOR (KIOR) jumped 9.09 percent to $1.20. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) soared 10.37 percent to $13.30. Overall, advances led declines 7 to 3 […]
In Denmark, Novozymes and Monsanto announced the completed closing of the The BioAg Alliance, as originally announced on December 10, 2013. Both companies will now focus on implementing the long-term strategic alliance. The BioAg Alliance is unique in the industry, bringing together Novozymes’ commercial BioAg operations and capabilities within microbial discovery, development and production with […]
E85 ethanol? Been stuck with low sales for years – with producers pointing to “no market access”. Yet, Tesla was faced with “no market access” — and built its own market. What lessons can be learned? Last week, Tesla Motors announced the completion of its transcontinental US Supercharger Corridor, a network of stations that enable Model […]
Company name: Mercurius Biorefining, Inc. 3 Top Milestones for 2010-13: Develop and fund a pilot plant project. 3 Major Milestone Goals for 2014-16: Complete pilot plant project, develop commercial plant project, and start construction. Business Model: owner-operator and/or technology licensor Competitive Edge(s): Superior economics. Mercurius has the technology and processes that will, for the first […]
